Current Affairs November 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of November 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other …

Current Affairs November 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of November 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other upcoming competitive Examinations. It covered all latest current affairs topics like Politics, Appointments, Sports and Players, Awards and Honours, Important Days, Obituaries, Reports, Business, Government Schemes, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Science and Technology, Geography, Agreements, Conference and Entertainment.

IPS officer Surjit Singh Deswal has been appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on October 31, 2018. Surjit Singh Deswal is the IPS officer of the 1984 batch. He will replace the R.K. Pachnanda.

Lieutenant General P.S. Rajeshwar took charge as the 12th Chief of Integrated Defense Staff of the Chairman of the Chief of Staff Committee (COSC) in New Delhi on 01 November 2018.

Former IAS officer Ashok Kumar Gupta has been appointed as chairperson of the Indian Competitiveness Commission (CCI) on 09th November 2018.

Indian cinema veteran Anupam Kher has been awarded the Distinguished Fellow in the Cambridge MIT Sloan School of Management on November 04, 2018. Anupam has worked in more than 500 films.

This year's International Press Institute India (IPI-India) award for doing outstanding work in the field of journalism, 'Namrata Biji Ahuja', senior journalist of "The Week magazine", has chosen this year. Namrata has been selected for the award for the news written on 'Naga Underground Camps'.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme to give micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) loans up to 1 crore in 59 minutes on 2nd November 2018. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi also made 12 important announcements for the MSME sector.

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Current Affairs October 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of October 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other upcoming competitive Examinations. It covered all latest current affairs topics like Politics, Appointments, Sports and Players, Awards and Honours, Important Days, Obituaries, Reports, Business, Government Schemes, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Science and Technology, Geography, Agreements, Conference and Entertainment.

The appointment committee of the Cabinet has appointed senior advocate Tushar Mehta as the new Solicitor General of India on 10th October 2018.

1988 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) Suchitra Durai has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Thailand on October 11, 2018. She is currently the High Commissioner of Kenya to India.

Chairman of Welspun Group, Balkrishan Goenka has been elected as the new Chairman of the Industrial Association Assocham on October 13, 2018. He will replace Sandeep Jajodia, the chairman and managing director of VH Monnet Steel and Energy.

Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister. He was sworn in as the new Prime Minister by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on October 26, 2018. Earlier Sirisena's party had suddenly withdrawn support from the ruling coalition.

The famous three scientists who invented 'optical laser' - Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Moore and Donna Strickland have been selected for the year 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. These include a woman and for the first time in 55 years, a woman has received this award in this area for the first time.

Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was awarded the 'Outstanding Person' Award by Ramineni Foundation on 8th October 2018. He was honored by M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of the Foundation. In the Outstanding Person Award, a sum of Rs. 2 lakhs is given and one lakh rupees are given for special award.

The Nobel Prize Committee has jointly announced the Nobel Prize for economics of the year 2018, by American economist William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer. The Royal Swedish Academy of Economics has decided to award this award to both economists for exploration on climate change and economic development.

Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has been conferred with the 2018 IACP Leadership in Human and Civil Rights' Individual Award.

Writer Anna Burns received the Man Booker Prize for his novel 'Milkman'. She is the first Irish writer in Northern Ireland who has been selected for this prestigious award of English language literature.

Agricultural Science MS Swaminathan will be honored with the first World Agricultural Award instituted by the Indian Food and Agriculture Council (ICFA).

Every year International Old Age Day is celebrated on 1 October. This year the theme of International Old Age Day was "Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions". In order to spread awareness among the elderly in the world, to prevent misbehavior and injustice, the International Day Old Age day was first celebrated on December 14, 1990.

Famous singer Nitin Bali died in a road accident on 09 October 2018. He was 47 years old. Nitin was known for the remix songs in the '90s.

Indian classical musician Pandit Ravi Shankar's ex-wife Annapurna Devi died on October 13 2018, at Bombay's Breach Candy Hospital in the morning. She was 91 years old.

Billionaire businessman and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died on October 13, 2018 due to cancer. He was 65 years old. Paul Allen in collaboration with Bill Gates in the 70's, laid the foundations of Microsoft.

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, ND Tiwari died on October 13, 2018. His death was on his 93rd birthday in Max Hospital in Delhi.

Former Delhi Chief Minister and former governor Madan Lal Khurana passed away in the national capital on 27 October 2018. he 82 years old.

According to Forbes Magazine, Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman and Indian businessman, has emerged as the richest person of India for the 11th consecutive year with a fortune of $ 47.3 billion.

Three Indian-American people - Divya Nag, Doctor Raj Punjabi and Atul Gawande - have got place in Time Magazine's list of 'Health Care 50'. This list is of 50 people whose work has been affecting people in the Healthcare sector in America.

Veteran film actor Anupam Kher has resigned from the post of Indian Film and Television Institute (FTII) on October 31, 2018. Anupam was appointed the President of the prestigious Indian Film and Television Institute (FTII) in October last year.

India's archer star Deepika Kumari has won the Bronze medal in Archery World Cup finals held in Turkey. She made this feat after the playoff match of the collision, in which he defeated Lisa Unruh.

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has become the first Indian player to score more than 1,000 runs in Test cricket for 3 consecutive years. He achieved this feat during the first Test against West Indies on October 05.

Denmark's tennis player Caroline Wozniacki won the 30th WTA singles title at the China Open Final on October 05, 2018, in Latvia, Anastasija Sevastova.

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Current Affairs September 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of September 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other upcoming competitive Examinations. It covered all latest current affairs topics like Politics, Appointments, Sports and Players, Awards and Honours, Important Days, Obituaries, Reports, Business, Government Schemes, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Science and Technology, Geography, Agreements, Conference and Entertainment.

Colombia's Juan Carlos Osorio has been selected as the new coach of Paraguay's national football team. Osorio is the former coach of the national team of Mexico. The 57-year-old Osorio has tied up with Paraguay for the 2022 World Cup.

After voting on 04 September in the Parliament and State Legislatures of Pakistan, Dr. Arif ur Rehman Alvi has been elected as Pakistan's 13th President. he was the founder member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, party. he will take charge as President of Pakistan on 9 September 2018.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated the educationist Dr. Ron Malka as the next ambassador to Israel in India. Malka is the Dean of Senior Lecturer and Graduate Program in Financial Markets and Banking in the College of Law and Business.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has appointed famous sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik as the President of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi on 19 September 2018. Sudarshan Patnaik has participated more than 60 times in international competition, in which he has become world champion 5 times and won 30 awards.

Anil Kumar Chaudhary has been elected as the new President of Steel Authority of India (SAIL). the Steel Authority of India is the largest steelmaking company in India and one of the seven Chief Secretaries of Central Public Sector Enterprises in the country.

Famous Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been conferred with the first Meryl Streep Award for her outstanding work at the 'Women in Film and Television International (WIFT) India Award'.

Mumbai's director Vasan Bala has won the 'Grolls Viewers Choice Award' at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival, for film "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota".

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been honored with the United Nations highest honor "Champions of the Earth Award 2018" for the leadership of the International Solar Coalition and the resolution to free India from a single-use plastic by 2022. This honor also has been given to five other persons and organizations.

Indian hockey player Lilima Minz has been selected for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar 2018. Lilima Minz is from Odisha. With a quote, she will get cash prize of worth of 5 lakhs in annual Eklavya Awards ceremony. Lilima Minz represented the Indian senior team during the four-nation tournament in Argentina for the first time in 2011.

Mauritius has been at the top of the list of most foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. According to the data of the Reserve Bank of India, Singapore is second in terms of foreign direct investment. In the year 2017-18, Mauritius got foreign investment worth Rs 952 billion and Singapore 658 billion rupees.

The first meeting of the International Solar Coalition General Assembly will be held in Delhi on October 2, 2018. The International Solar Coalition (ISA) General Assembly is an ambitious initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ISA's establishment conference was organized jointly on 11 March 2018 by Prime Minister Modi and President of France Emmanuel Macron in New Delhi.

In the Union Minority Affairs, the Minister, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has launched the country's first National Scholarships Portal Mobile App (NSP Mobile App) on September 13, 2018. According to the Union Minister, the National Scholarship Portal Mobile App will prove beneficial for the students and will help in strengthening a transparent mechanism for scholarships.

The Central Government has launched its India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated this scheme from Tolkto Stadium in Delhi on 01 September 2018. This will facilitate depositing and removing money only at home. Only the Aadhaar card will open the account. Through this, the savings account will also get 4% interest. There is no obligation to keep the minimum amount in it. This service will be available in 650 districts of the country.

On September 06, 2018, the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court has abolished the provision of Section 377 of the consent of homosexual relations between the two adults, considered to be a crime. After the extracting homosexual relations from the category of crime, India has become the 126th country, where homosexuality is valid.

The country's first National Rail and Transport University, built in Vadodara of Gujarat, has started working. On September 5, 2018, on the occasion of Teachers Day, India's first railway university was started in Vadodara in Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of a project worth Rs 13,000 crore for the revitalization of Talcher fertilizer plant in Odisha on September 22. For the first time in this plant, coal will be converted into gas and used as raw cotton and neem-coated urea will be produced. This will help in the reduction of imports of natural gas and urea and make India self-reliant in this fertilizer case.

Famous economist Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas passed away on 12th September, 2018 at Jaipur at the age of 87. Prof. Vijay Shankar Vyas was conferred Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2006.

Freedom fighter and former Odisha minister Dolagobinda Pradhan passed away at Bhubaneswar at the age of 93. He was a follower of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, he participated in the Quit India Movement in 1942.

In the Human Development Index released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on September 14, India has climbed up one place from 189 countries to 130th position. In South Asia, the value of India's Human Development Index (HDI) is more than the average area of ​​0.638. In this list, Bangladesh and Pakistan are ranked 136 and 150 respectively. India's position in 2016 was 131.

According to the first scientific study ranking countries for the level of investment in human capital, India is ranked 158th in the world for its investment in education and health care. In this list, China ranked 44th, Sri Lanka 102, Maldives 116th, Bhutan 133th, Nepal 156th, Bangladesh 161th and Pakistan 164th place. According to this study, Finland is on the 1st rank.

The 18th Asian Games that started in Indonesia on August 18 were concluded on 02 September. About 11,000 players from 45 countries participated in the 18th Asian Games. In this Asian Games, China won the most medals, China won 132 gold, 92 silver and 65 bronze medals. In the Asian Games 2018, India remained 8th, India has won 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze medals, totaling 69 medals. In the Asian Games 2018, Japan and South Korea stood second and third in terms of winning the most medals.

India Blue has won the Dilip Trophy 2018 title after defeating defending champion India Red in the final match played on NPR College ground on September 07, 2018.

Fast bowler Jhulan Goswami of Indian women's cricket team has become the first woman bowler to take 300 wickets in international cricket.Jhulan has so far played 40 Tests, 205 ODIs and 56 wickets in T20. Jhulan Goswami announced his retirement from T-20 International Cricket in August 2018.

The world's former tennis player Karolina Pliskova defeated Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka on 23 September 2018 and won the Pan Pacific Open title.

Croatia captain and star football player Luka Modric won the 2018 FIFA Best Football Player of the Year award. With his inspiration, Croatia had reached the finals for the first time in the FIFA World Cup held in Russia this year in 2018.

On 25th September 2018, the Indian President Ramnath Kovind awarded the Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli and World Champion Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. he also awarded 20 players for their best performance in game's.

The Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh by three wickets on September 29 and won the Asia Cup title for the seventh time. India achieved the target of 223 runs won by three wickets and won Asia Cup title for the second consecutive time.

Former Indian captain Sardar Singh announced his retirement from international hockey on Wednesday. He made his debut in 2006 against Pakistan in the senior team for the country. 32-year-old Sardar Singh played 350 international matches for India and captained the national team for 8 years from 2008 to 2016.

Current Affairs August 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of August 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other …

Current Affairs August 2018: Read Important monthly current affairs and major events of August 2018 related to India (National) and World (International) for SSC, Banking PO, IBPS, Indian Railways, UPSC, RPSC, State PSC and other upcoming competitive Examinations. It covered all latest current affairs topics like Politics, Appointments, Sports and Players, Awards and Honours, Important Days, Obituaries, Reports, Business, Government Schemes, Education, Books and Authors, Economy, Science and Technology, Geography, Agreements, Conference and Entertainment.

Oscar Karketta has been appointed the next High Commissioner of India in the Republic of Rwanda. Indian Prime Minister Modi on July 24 emphasized India's commitment to growing relations with Rwanda and declared that India will set up its High Commission in the African nation.

Justice Gita Mittal was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on 11 August 2018. Mittal became the first female Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. He was the former acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

Former Indian off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been appointed as new head coach of Women's Indian cricket team. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the name of Powar on 14 August 2018. After the resignation of coach Tushar Aroot, Powar was on the team's interim coach. Powar will be the coach of the team till November 30, 2018.

Imran Khan the President of Tehreek-e-Insaf party, took oath as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on August 17, 2018. In the oath ceremony of Imran khan many celebrities were present like Indian state Punjab's Ministe Navjot Singh Sidhu, former cricketer Wasim Akram and actor Javed Shaikh.

India's President Ramnath Kovind has announced the appointment and transfer of new governors in 7 states of the country on August 20, 2018. The new governors in all the seven changed states are: Satpal Malik: Jammu-Kashmir, Lalji Tandon: Bihar, Satyadev Narayan Arya: Haryana, Captain Singh Solanki: Tripura, Baby Rani Maurya: Uttarakhand, Tathagat Rai: Meghalaya and Ganga Prasad Sikkim has been appointed as Governor.

Former bureaucrat Uday Kumar Verma has been appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) on August 23, 2018. He would take the place of D.S. Rawat, who was working as General Secretary for the last 14 years.

The Indian government has appointed the famous scientist Dr. G. Satish Reddy as Chairman and Secretary of Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on August 25, 2018. Reddy is a scientific adviser in the Ministry of Defense. Reddy has been appointed for two years.

External Affairs Ministry has appointed Ruchi Ghanshyam as the next High Commissioner of India on 28 August 2018 in the UK. Ruchi is currently posted as Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. She will replace Y. K. Sinha in London.

Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. This medal is given once in four years to the emerging mathematician of 40 years of age. Akshay Venkatesh is the second person of Indian origin to win this award. Manjul Bhargava has also won the award n 2014.

The film, "Xhoixobote Dhemalite", focused on the sensitive issue of children's, who are growing up in the violent atmosphere, won the best screenplay award at the Florida Coast International Film Festival.

The first SAARC Agricultural Cooperative Business Forum started on 29 August 2018 in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu.This forum is being organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Asian Farmer Organization (AFA) with the International Agricultural Development Fund.The theme of this three-day forum is "Organize and strengthen familial farmers"

International Youth Day was observed all over the world on 12 August. The theme for International Youth Day 2018 is "Safe Spaces for Youth". This day is celebrated with the aim of preventing conflicts, change, as well as for the contribution of young people in social justice and enduring peace. The International Youth Day was started by the United Nations General Assembly in December 1999.

The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, one of the highest ecosystems in the world, has been added to UNESCO's list of World Network of Biosphere Reserve (WNBR). The Khangchendzonga reserve will be the 11th internationally designated WNBR.

The Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2018 has been passed in Parliament. The Rajya Sabha passed it on 6th August 2018 by voice vote Lok Sabha has passed it last month itself. Now the provision of minimum punishment for misbehaving with girls below 12 years of age has been reduced to 20 years (earlier this sentence used to be 10 years old) can be extended to life imprisonment or death penalty and gang rape for life imprisonment or death sentence can be given.

NDA candidate Harivansh Narayan Singh has won the Rajya Sabha's Deputy Speaker's election. He defeated Congress candidate BK Hariprasad, who was elected on August 09. During the second voting process, Harivans got 125 votes while UPA candidate BK Hariprasad got 105 votes. 2 members remained absent from voting.

The country's first interstate wind energy transmission system has started in Bhuj. The capacity of this project is 126 MW.

Tamil Nadu's 5th Chief Minister and President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), popularly known as 'Kalaignar' Muthuvel Karunanidhi passed away on August 07, 2018, at the age of 94 in Kaveri Hospital in Chennai. Karunanidhi remained active in politics for nearly eight decades. He contested the Assembly elections 13 times and won each time.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee passed away on 13th August 2018 at the age of 89. Somnath Chatterjee became the CPM member in 1968. He has been the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2009. Somnath Chatterjee was elected Lok Sabha MP 10 times. He contested the Lok Sabha election for the first time in 1971.

Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on August 16, 2018 after a long illness in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. He was 93 years old.

Former General Secretary of United Nations Kofi Annan passed away on August 18, 2018 at the age of 80 years. He was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work.

The famous director of Malayalam films K.K. Haridas passed away on August 25, 2018 due to a heart attack. He started his film career as an assistant at 52 years of age. He started working in the 1980s and he has directed a total of 20 films so far.

Netherlands were crowned Women's Hockey World Cup winners for a record eighth time as a crushing 6-0 victory ended Ireland's fairytale tournament. Four goals in a seven-minute spell around the half-time break earned the Dutch an emphatic victory.

Indian Veteran Golf Player Gaganjeet Bhullar won his maiden European Tour title with a brilliant chip-in eagle on the 17th hole for a one-stroke win over a charging Anthony Quayle of Australia at the Fiji International on 05 August 2018. He is now becomes the most successful Indian player on Asian Tour, overtaking the tally of eight tour wins by Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa. - read more...

England's Test captain Jo Root became the third youngest batsman in the world to complete 6000 Test runs on 01 August 2018 Root has achieved this feat in his 70th Test match against India. Root is now 27 years and 214 days and he is the youngest batsman to reach the 6,000 mark. Sachin Tendulkar, 26 years 331 days ago, and fellow Alistair Cook had achieved this position in 27 years and 33 days.

Neeraj Chopra, the first-ever Indian to win gold in javelin throw at Commonwealth Games, has been chosen as India's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games 2018 which started in Jakarta (Indonesia) on 18th August 2018.

India's 24-year-old Wrestler Bajrang Punia won the first gold medal from India in the 18th Asian Games held in Jakarta on August 19, 2018. he won the gold medal in the 65kg final by defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan. With this, Bajrang Punia has become the first wrestler to win India's gold medal in wrestling in the history of Asian Games.

Vineesh Phogat made a new history by winning gold medal in wrestling competition of the Asian Games on 20th August 2018. Along with this, Vineesh Phogat has become the first Indian female wrestler to win gold medal in Asian Games.

The famous Indian badminton player and Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal won the Bronze Medal in the Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in this tournament.

Swapna Barman of India created a new history by winning gold medal in the heptathlon of the 18th Asian Games on 29 August 2018. She has become the first Indian woman to win gold medal in Asian Games.

Japan defeated Spain 3-1 in the final and won the title of the women's Under-20 World Cup. Japan won the tournament for the first time. Prior to that, he was in third place in 2012 and 2016.

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Grammy award-winning Italian pop singer-songwriter Laura Possini has been selected as the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP).

Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, Pakistan’s top judge announced on Monday, paving way for her to become the first woman chief justice of any court in the conservative Muslim-majority nation. He will replace the current Chief Justice Mohammad Noor Miskinjai, who retires on August 31. He also became Pakistan's first woman civil judge in 1882.

Former Indian captain and known as 'The Wall' in the world Rahul Dravid has been included in the ICC's International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame. 45-year-old Dravid is the fifth Indian player to get a place in this prestigious list ICC announces the name of Rahul Dravid in a ceremony held in Dublin, Ireland.

Former Supreme Court Judge Adarsh ​​Kumar Goyal has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Justice Goel's tenure of NGT will be for 5 years. The NGT was established on October 18, 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act. Goel is the third president since the establishment of the NGT. First President was Justice Lokeshwar Singh Pant.

Karnataka's famous singer Aruna Sairam has been selected for Music Kalanidhi Award for Music Academy for the year 2018. The Executive Committee of the Academy decided to honor Sairam with the consensus in the meeting held on July 15, 2018.

Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri has been named Player of the Year for the year 2017 by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Sunil Chhetri is the only second player to play 100 international matches after Baichung Bhutia. Sunil Chhetri is the star striker of India and Bangalore FC.

Ramon Magsaysay Award also known as Asia's Nobel Prize winners for the year 2018 have been announced. This year, 6 people have been selected with this honor, which includes two Indians. Psychiatric physician Bharat Watani and Ladakhi engineer Sonam Wangchuk have also been selected as Ramon Magsaysay Award winners of the year 2018.

Former West Bengal Governor Gopalakrishna Gandhi has been selected for the year 2017's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for his contribution to promoting communal harmony and peace. He will be given this award at Jawahar Bhawan on August 20 during a special event.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a license to the Bank of China for trading in India. It is China's second largest public sector bank, listed on Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchange. Bank of China is the second bank in China, which will open its branch in India, its first branch will be opened in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 10th BRICS Conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The theme of this year's BRICS Summit 2018 was "Cooperation for Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity in the Fourth Industrial Revolution of BRICS in Africa".

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced the establishment of country's first Khadi Mall in the state on July 02, 2018. To develop the country's first Khadi Mall, the land of the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) premises will be made available to the Khadi Board.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced ban on plastic from July 15 in the state. Not only this, the government has also imposed a penalty of 50 thousand rupees for violating this rule. With this ban UP has become the country's 19th state, where plastic polythene has been banned. Yogi government has banned the use of 50 micron polyethylene.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon-Jay-In inaugurated the new Samsung Company's Plant on July 09, 2018 in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Started by the legendary mobile company Samsung, it is the world's largest phone factory. Located in Sector 81, Noida, the land of Samsung Electronics extends over 35 acres.

According to the figures released by the World Bank in the year 2017, India has become the sixth largest economy in the world while France reached the seventh place.

India has been made Vice President of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organization (WCO) for a period of two years. The WCO has divided its membership into 6 zones. Each of the six areas is represented by the regional elected vice-president in the WCO Council. WCO represents 182 customs administrators worldwide, which collectively process around 98 percent of world trade.

French filmmaker and writer Claude Lanzman passed away on July 5, 2018 at the age of 92.

Hindi film and TV actress Rita Bhaduri passed away on 17th July 2018 due to kidney issue. 62 years old Rita Bhaduri has played the role of grandmother in the famous TV serial Nimki Mukhiya.

Japan's famous screenwriter and film director Shinobu Hashimoto died of pneumonia at the age of 100 year on 19 July 2018. He is known for writing Japanese films of Akira Kurosawa, including 'The Seven Samurai' and 'Rashomon'. He started his Hashimoto Production Company in 1973.

Famous Indian songwriter Padmabhushan poet Gopaldas Neeraj died on July 19, 2018. He was 93 years old. He was also awarded the Filmfare Award thrice for songs from his pen. Apart from this, He was also honored with Padmashree award in 1991, Yash Bharti in 1994 and Padma Bhushan award in 2007.

According to the Global Innovation Index (GII) ranking 2018 published by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), China has joined the world's top most innovative economies. Switzerland is at the top of the list, while India is at 57th place.

Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Sistrom and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg were ranked top among Fortune's '40 Under 40' list. This is the list of the 40 most influential and inspiring youth in the field of business. Four people of Indian origin, including three women have been also included in the list.

The Australian Hockey Team has won the Champions Trophy final in Breda on July 01, defeating the Indian team by 3-1 (1-1) in the shootout to become the champion for the 15th time. This was the 37th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy.

Star Indian gymnast Deepa Karmakar won the gold medal in FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup. Deepa won gold medal with 14.150 points in the Vault event of this tournament held in Murzin city of Turkey on July 08, 2018. Deepa Karmakar, the 24-year-old Tripura Rio Olympics, was fourth in the 2016 Walt Event.

Indian sprinter Hima Das won India’s first-ever gold as she posted time of 51.46 seconds in 400 metres in women’s final at IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships held in Finland. Hima Das becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Athletics Junior World Championships.

Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has retired from all forms of competitive cricket on July 13. Mohammad Kaif was one of the best fielders in the Indian team. Kaif played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India, and he is known for his innings of 87 runs in the NatWest Trophy final in 2002 at Lord's.

France has won the FIFA World Cup trophy after 20 years after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the FIFA World Cup 2018 final, played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia on July 15. Earlier, France had won the title in the 1998 World Cup.

Young Indian Golfer Shubhankar Sharma won the cut in his first British Open tournament on 20 July. Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian golfer in the 147th Open championship, getting a cut in some major tournaments. Shubhankar had scored 73 on the first day and after two days he was able to cross the cut with the total score of 144.

Young Indian badminton player Goal Sen has won gold medal in the Asia Junior Badminton Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. The goal also reached the finals by winning the junior world champion Thailand's Kunalawat Vitidasaran 21-19, 21-18 in straight games to become the third Indian player to win this title.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has chosen Kenya to host the 2020 World Under 20 championships. Last year IAF World Under-18 Championship was held in Nairobi.

Serbia's 17 year old tennis player Olga Danilovic clinched her first WTA title on 29 July 2018 with a 7-5, 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 win over Russia's Anastasia Potapova in the Moscow final.

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Lieutenant General Devraj Ambu took charge as Army Deputy Chief of Army Headquarters on 01 June 2018. He has replaced lieutenant general Sharat Chand, who retired on May 31, 2018.

M.K. Jain has been appointed as the new deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 04 June 2018 for three years. MK. Jain is the former Managing Director of IDBI Bank.

Indian-American Divya Suryadevara has been appointed as the Women's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) by General Motors, the United States's largest automobile company. He has been working as Vice President in the company since July 2017.

Democratic Center Party leader Ivan Duk was elected the new President of Colombia on June 18. The vote was counted on Sunday in the presidential election. According to the National Election Council (CNE), he has won 53.97 percent of the total 99.76 percent of the votes. Dook will take oath on August 02 and his tenure will remain till 2 August 2022.

Sandeep Bakshi has been appointed as the full time Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ICICI Bank.

Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever the world's fourth largest consumer of consumer products, has been elected as Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

The central government has appointed Anant Barua as the full time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). He has been appointed as additional secretary of the Central Government for three years on allowable salary.

Janardan Singh Gehlot has been elected as Chairman of International Kabaddi Federation in the Annual General Meeting held in Dubai. He was elected unopposed president of the International Kabaddi Federation for the next 4 years.

Telangana celebrated its fourth establishment day on June 2, 2018. Telangana became the 29th state of the country after being separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014 after the long struggle.

World Desertification Prevention Day is celebrated on 17th June in various countries of the world. World Desertification and Drought Prevention Day 2018 theme is "Land Has True Value - Invest In It".

The National Statistics Day is celebrated every year on June 29 in India to create public awareness about the importance of statistics in socio-economic planning and policy formulation. The day also acknowledges notable contribution of Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in fields of statistics, statistical system and economic planning. The 2018 theme is “Quality Assurance in Official Statistics”.

The Tamil Nadu government has announced the ban on the use of plastic items, including the polyethylene bag which is not biologically destroyed from January 2019 on the occasion of World Environment Day on 05 June 2018. The state government has taken this step to give the gift of plastic free state for the future.

Former Brazilian tennis player Maria Bueno died on June 8, 2018, at the age of 78 due to mouth cancer. Buneo, who won a total of 19 Grand Slam titles including 7 in the singles competition and 11 in the doubles, became the first woman player to win the Grand Slam title in the doubles in 1960.

Former Union Minister of West Bengal and Marxist Communist Party (CPI) leader Satya Yoga Chakraborty passed away on 16th June after a heart attack. He was 85 years old.

Veteran Australian golfer Peter Thompson died on June 20 due to Parkinson's disease. He was 88 years old. He was the winner of British Open title for 5 times.

Former Prime Minister of South Korea and founder of the country's intelligence agency Kim Jong-Pill has died at the age of 92 in June 2018.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has started the "Gopabandu Sambandhika Swasthya Bima Yojna" for the state's executive journalists on June 1, 2018. Under this insurance scheme in the first phase government will provide health insurance coverage of Rs. 1 lakh to the 3,233 working journalists of the state.

According to list of world's 100 richest players released by Forbes on June 06, 2018, Indian captain Virat Kohli has been ranked for the second consecutive time. He is number 83, while in 2017 he was 89th. American boxer Floyd Mayweather is at number one in the world's richest players. Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to be included in this list.

Captain of Indian women cricket, Mitali Raj completed 2000 runs in T20 International. She is the first Indian to do this and she is the seventh female cricketer in the world. Mithali achieved this milestone in a match against Sri Lanka on June 07.

The Indian football team has won the Intercontinental Cup title after defeating Kenya by 2-0 in the final. Sunil Chhetri has scored 8 goals in 4 matches of this tournament.

World No. 1 tennis player Spain's Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thimmy of Austria by 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final on June 10, 2018, and won the French Open 2018 title for the 11th time.

World number one tennis player Roger Federer has won the won his first Stuttgart Open tennis tournament title. Federer defeated Canada's Milos Raonic by 6-4, 7-6 in the final match.

India's star archer Deepika Kumari has won the gold medal in women's recurve event in the third round of World Cup Archery. Deepika defeated Germany's Michelle Cropen by 7-3.

ICC Women's World T20 World Cup 2018 will be held in the West Indies. The World Cup will be played in West Indies between November 9 to 24. The Indian team will start its campaign against New Zealand.

India clinched Kabaddi Masters title defeating Iran by 44-26 in the final played in Dubai on 30th June. Captain Ajay Thakur (9 points) was the top scorer while Monu Gayat raised 9 points. India beat Iran twice with a big margin by winning all the time.

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1983 batch Senior Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Sitanshu Ranjan Kar has took over as the 27th Principal Spokesperson of the Government of India and the Director General of Press Information Bureau (PIB). He succeeded Frank Noronha, who superannuated on Monday.

Former Australian player Justin Langer was appointed chief coach of Australian cricket team on May 2, 2018. Justin Langer has replaced former coach Darren Lehmann, who recently resigned from his post after the ball-tempering controversy. Langer, who made his Test debut against the West Indies in 1993, has scored 7696 runs in Australia for 105 Tests.

Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court on 4th May 2018.

Dr. Mahathir Mohammed sworn once again on 10 May 2018 as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mahatir Mohammed's alliance got 113 seats in the election. Dr. Mahatir is the oldest Prime Minister of any country in the world. He was the Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003.

Former President of the BCCI Shashank Manohar has been elected as the Independent President of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the second term on 15th May 2018. He was elected the Chairman of ICC for the first time in 2016.

Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. He was sworn in as the fifth Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on May 19, 2018. He graduated in Life Science from Loyola College, Chennai and got a Law degree from Madras Law College.

Janata Dal Secular Chairman HD Kumaraswamy took oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka on May 23, 2018. HD Kumaraswamy is the son of former Prime Minister of the country HD Deve Gowda.

American company Walmart has bought India's largest e-commerce company Flipkart on May 09, 2018. Wal-Mart CEO has announced to buy a 77% stake in Flipkart for $ 16 billion (one lakh five thousand 360 crore). This is Walholm's largest acquisition so far.

World Asthma Day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of every May. This year, it falls on May 1.World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. The theme of World Asthma Day 2018 is "Never too early, never too late. It's always the right time to address airways disease."

International Biodiversity Day was celebrated all over the world on 22nd May. The theme for International Biodiversity 2018 is 'Celebrating 25 Years of Action for Biodiversity'.

Like every year World Tobacco Prohibition Day (World No Tobacco Day) was celebrated on 31 May 2018. The theme for World Tobacco Prohibition Day 2018 was 'Tobacco and Heart Disease'.

Senior theater and film director Dilip Kolhatkar passed away on 04 May 2018 He was 71 years old.

Former Pakistani hockey player Mansoor Ahmed passed away on 12th May 2018 in Karachi. He was 49 years old. He played 388 international matches for Pakistan. He made Pakistan a world champion by defending the goal in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands in the final of 1994 World Cup.

South Korea's fourth largest company LG Group chairman Ku Bong-mo died on May 20, 2018 after a prolonged illness. He was 73 years old.

Veteran Bollywood actress Geeta Kapoor passed away on 26th May at an old age home in Mumbai’s Andheri. She was 67 years old.Gita played the role of Rajkumar's second wife in Kamal Amrohi's Pakija.

Scientists have discovered world’s second oldest grain of magmatic zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes) from Champua Singhbhum rock sample in Odisha’s Kendujhar district. It is an estimated 4,240 million years old, making it world’s second oldest rock ever to be discovered. It is oldest magmatic zircon on earth.

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated Alexander Zvereva to win the Rome Masters Tennis Tournament for the eighth time. Nadal beat Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 in the final of the 3-set final.

South African cricketer AB De Villiers announced his retirement from international cricket on May 23, 2018 with immediate effect. He scored 8765 runs in 114 Tests, 9577 runs in 228 one-day matches and 1672 runs by playing 78 matches of T20 cricket. He is the fastest player to score century in ODI cricket.

China won the Thomas Cup for the 10th time On May 27 2018 as Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen saved two match points to beat Japan’s scratch pair Keigo Sonoda/Yuta Watanabe 17-21, 21-19, 22-20 in a deciding second men’s doubles match. China last won the Thomas Cup title in 2012.

Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win the IPL 2018 title on May 27, 2018. This is the third title of Chennai Super Kings.

Top Indian flag throw (Discuss throw) Athlete Vikas Gowda retired on May 29, 2018 after playing more than 15 years. He became the first and only Indian male athlete to win silver in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and gold medal in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. He participated in the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

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Dr. Hemant Biswa Sarma has been elected as the new President of the Indian Badminton Association (BAI). This decision was taken unanimously in a meeting held in Goa on April 3. Cabinet Minister Hemant Biswa is the convenor of the North Eastern Democratic Alliance (NEDA). Hemant Biswa will now hold the post for next four years.

Controversial Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban has secured a third successive term in office after his right-wing Fidesz party won by a landslide in parliamentary elections.

Rishad Premji was appointed as the new president of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASCOM) on 11th April. Premji has been a member of NASCOM Executive Council and he was also Vice Chairman of the Company in 2017. They will replace Raman Roy.

FMCG sector giant Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has appointed Sanjeev Mehta as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) on April 12, 2018. Sanjeev Mehta is the company's MD and CEO.

Dilip Chenoy has been appointed as the General Secretary of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). He has replaced Sanjay Baru. FICCI is India's largest and oldest highest organization.

Narendra Chauhan was appointed the next Ambassador of India to Czech Republic. Narinder Chauhan is the Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS) of 1985 Batch. He is currently the ambassador of India in the Republic of Serbia.

65th National Award winners were announced by National Film Development Corporation of India on 13th April, 2018 at Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi. Bengali actor Riddhi Sen selected for Best Actor and Actress Sridevi selected for Best Actress Award. Actor Vinod Khanna has been posthumously given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2017.

Famous Indian actor Dharmendra has been selected for the 'Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement Award' for his outstanding contributions to the cinema industry.

World Malaria Day was celebrated on 25th April throughout the world Every year, this day is celebrated to attract people's attention towards serious illness like malaria. The theme for World Malaria Day 2018 is 'Ready to beat malaria'.

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in holy city if Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) from January 21 to January 23, 2019. Its theme will be “Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India”. The mega event will be organised by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in association with Uttar Pradesh government. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year in India on 9 January.

According to the Indian Cellular Association's data shared with the government, India has now become the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world after China. Annual production of mobile phones in India has increased from 3 million units to 11 million units in 2017.

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has announced on 03 April 2018 monthly pension of 1000 rupees for farmers engaged in organic farming in the state. Sikkim is the first fully organic state in the country.

The Maharashtra government has decided to provide free chemotherapy treatment to patients admitted in district hospitals announced by state public health minister Deepak Sawant. In the first phase, the facility will be made available from June onwards at ten district hospitals. located in Pune, Jalgaon, Nashik, Satara, Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Amravati, Bhandara, Akola and Wardha.

The Union Cabinet on 21 april approved the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018, which would empower the government to seize the domestic assets of those deemed by a relevant court to be fugitive economic offenders.

Jammu and Kashmir has become the first state to approve the 7th Central Pay Commission's recommendations. In the Cabinet meeting held in the Secretariat on 24th April, 2018 under the chairmanship of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, the approval for the implementation of the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission was approved. These recommendations will be effective from January 2016.

Dalmiya Bhartia Limited has signed MoU with the Ministry of Tourism to make Red Fort and Gandakota Fort (Andhra Pradesh) under the 'Adopt A Heritage' project. Dalmiya Bharat Group, under the contract of 25 crore rupees for the next five years, has adopted 'Red Cross' as the first corporate house in Indian history.

Famous Bollywood Actor Raj Kishore passed away at the age of 85 in Gurgaon on Thursday night. The veteran actor, who starred in movies like Sholay, Deewar, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, and Padosan among others, died following a heart attack.

Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh minister Rajendra Singh died on April 15, 2018 at age of 86 due to heart attack. Rajendra Singh was a minister in the Madhya Pradesh government from 1975 to 1977.

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving chief minister of any state as he completed 25 uninterrupted years in office. He broke the record of former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, who held office for 23 years. The founding president of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) became chief minister in December 1994.

New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has jumped six notches to break into the league of the top 20 busiest airports in the world for 2017 in terms of traffic volumes. As per the Airports Council International (ACI) data New Delhi airport jumped from 22nd rank in 2016 to 16th rank, solidifying its status as one of the fastest growing airports in the world for passenger traffic.

India ranked 130th out of 186 economies in the Index of Economic Freedom 2018 that measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. In this edition of index, India with score of 54.5 jumped 13 places from 143rd rank in previous year (2017) with a score of 52.6 points.

According to International Monetary Funds World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018, India becomes world’s 6th largest economy in the world at $2.6 trillion (interms of GDP), displacing France. The other 5 economies ahead are United States, China, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom. India is expected to grow at 7.4% in 2018 and 7.8% in 2019, making it fastest growing economy in the world.

Vaishish Agarwal, co-founder of the cab service company Ola, Hindi film actress Deepika Padukone, cricketer Virat Kohli and Microsoft CEO born Satya Nadella are among the 100 most influential celebrities in this year's world of 'Time Magazine'.

American tennis player Sloan Stephens defeated Yelena Oostenko by 7-6, 6-1 and won the women's singles title for the first time in the Miami Open tennis tournament. Stephen won six games in second set and won the Miami title for the first time.

The 21st Commonwealth Games got underway on 4 April in the Australian city of Gold Coast. The event will feature about 4,300 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations who will compete across 23 disciplines.

Indian Star weightlifter Meerabai Chanu won the gold medal in the women's 48 kg category in the 21st Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast. It was India' first gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Meerabai Chanu took the gold medal in the snatch round by lifting 80 kgs, then 84 and 86 kg in the third time.

Five-time world champion and Olympic medalist MC Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win gold medal in Commonwealth Games history.

The 2018 Commonwealth Games has become India’s third most successful CWG of all time, with a 200-plus contingent delivering 66 medals to outdo the 64 from Glasgow four years ago and finish behind the 101 from Delhi in 2010 and 69 from the 2002 Melbourne Games. India finished with 26 golds, 20 silvers and 20 bronze medals at Gold Coast, thus settling at third position with a total of 66 medals on the table behind Australia (198) and England (136).

Indian Squash player Velavan Senthilkumar has won his first PSA World Tour title defeating Tristan Eyrele of South Africa in the finals of the Madison Open in the US.

BCCI has nominated Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan and Indian women's opener Smriti Mandana for the Arjuna Award. Along with that BCCI alos nominated former Indian captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award.

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National Peoples Party (NPP) President Conrad Sangma took oath as the 12th Chief Minister of Meghalaya on 06 March 2018. Apart from CM Sangma, 6 other MLAs were also sworn in as ministers. Among the six ministers, NPP has two (Priscitan Tinsong and James Sangma) and one from BJP (AL HAC) are included.

Uber India has made the Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli as his first brand ambassador. This company provides taxi booking facility through mobile app in many parts of the country.

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekharan has been elected president of the Council of Indian Institute of Science (IISC) for 2018-21.

Martin Wizcarra took oath as the new President of Peru on March 23, 2018. Wizcarra will be in the presidency by 2021. Prior to this, Pedro Pablo Kujinski, who was stranded in corruption, resigned from the post on March 21. Wizcarra was Vice President at that time

The Parliament of Myanmar elected Vin Mint as the new President of the country on March 28, 2018. Former President Hutin Chaw had quit his post last week explaining the need for rest. After this, 66-year-old Vin Mant has been elected to the post.

Vineet Joshi, former Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), has been appointed as the first Director General of the National Examination Agency (NTA) on March 30, 2018. This agency will conduct entrance examinations for admission in higher educational institutions by CBSE, AICTE and other bodies. Joshi, IAS officer of Manipur cadre of 1992 batch has been appointed for this term for five years.

Tennis player Roger Federer, who was 20 times the Grand Slam champion, has won the year 2017 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the Year award too.

British Actor Gary Oldman got the best actor Oscar Award for his film "Darkest Hour" he played wistan charchil role in the film and Actress Frances McDormand also got best actress Oscar for her film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" at the 90th Acadamy Award was held in 05th March 2018 in America.

Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Geeta Mittal has become the first woman to be conferred with 'Women Power Award' from the field of law and justice.

Canadian mathematician Robert Longlands won the 2018 Abel prize. This award got him from his Representation Theory for his visionary project to connect the number theory.

Senior journalist and television presenter Karan Thapar has been honored with the GK Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Indian actress Anushka Sharma has been included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list. Anushka Sharma has secured 29th place in this list. Anushka started her career as a model in 2007. She made his acting debut in 2008 with 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi', which gave him the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbanamb Sonowal has started the 'toll-free' helpline number '181-Sakhi' in the state in view of security of women on March 29, 2018. Women can use this helpline for any kind of assistance, including medical emergency, family advice etc. These helpline movies will be available from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the evening.

Roger Bannister, the world's first runner, who completed one mile distance in less than four minutes, died on 03 March 2018. He was 88 years old.

Stephen Hawking, a well-known scientist of the world, passed away on March 14, 2018, at 76 years of age. He was born on 8 January 1942 in the United Kingdom. He has given the world much in the field of science, in which the black hole theory is the most important. Hawking told the world how black holes spread heat due to quantum effects. They told that the size of the black hole just increases, does not decrease.

The famous Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh passed away on March 19, 2018. He was 84 years old. In the year 2014, by former President Pranab Mukherjee, Kedarnath Singh was honored with the Gyanpeeth Award for his outstanding contributions to Indian literature. Kedarnath Singh was born on July 7, 1934 in Chakia village in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.

According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2018, India has been ranked third in terms of number of billionaires, surpassing Germany. According to this, there are 114 billionaires in India, 131 in Germany it is the fifth rank. At the same time, China with 819 billionaires, US (571) second and UK (118) are fourth in this case.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos tops the list in the '2018 World's Billionaires' list released by Forbes Magazine in March 2018. Their assets were worth $ 112 billion (about 7.5 lakh crore rupees). Bezos has become the world's first billionaire who owns more than $ 100 billion. He has surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Gates for the top four years in this list. India's industrialist Anil Ambani has secured 19th rank in this list.

According to MasterCard's 'MasterCard Index of Women Entrepreneurs' (MIWE), India has been ranked 52th in the list of 57 nations. New Zealand is at the top of the list. This index focuses on the ability of women entrepreneurs in their country to redeem their opportunities.

Bengaluru has been named the world's fifth cheapest city by the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2018 Cost of Living Index.

In the list of "Top 25 Traveler's Choice of Destination" for Trip Advisor's year 2018, New Delhi has been ranked 22nd in the world and eighth place in Asia.

According to Ochola's SpitTest Global Index, India has been ranked 67th in the broadband speed in India compared to February, which has increased from 76th last year. However, for the global internet download speed, India's rank remained steady at 109th globally.

Australia defeated England 2-1 on 03 March 2018 and won the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup title, the Indian team remained fifth. The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was held in Malaysia.

India topped the ISSF World Cup medal table with four gold, one silver and four bronze medals.

Indian para-athlete Deepa Malik won gold medal in F-53/54 javelin throw event at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.

FIFA gave Poland the right to host the upcoming Under-20 World Cup. It will host the 2019 edition of the European country tournaments. The decision was taken at the FIFA Council meeting in Bogota, Colombia on March 17, 2018. India had made a claim for it after the successful host of the Under-17 World Cup in October last year.

Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro has won the title of the Indian Wells Masters Tennis Tournament 2018 by defeating Roger Federer. Juan Martin del Potro beat Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) in the finals of the Indian Wells Masters Tennis Tournament, played on March 19, 2018.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has become the fastest bowler to take 100 ODI wickets. In the ICC ODI bowling rankings, top-seeded Rashid Khan broke the record of Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who made this record in 52 matches. Rashid Khan made this feat against the West Indies in the final of the ICC World Cup Qualifier.

In the ISSF Junior World Cup held in Australia, India has won 22 medals. India won 22 medals with 9 gold and finished the campaign with the second place. At the same time, China was in the first place. He has 25 medals including 9 gold in his account.

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India's famous nuclear scientist Dinesh Srivastava took over as Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC). He Replaces G. Kalyan Krishnan, who retired on 01 February 2018.

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid appointed Syed Mahmud Hussain as the new Chief Justice of the country on 05 February 2018. Judge Hussain is the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh.

PepsiCo appointed President and CEO Indira Nooyi as the first independent woman director of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on February 09, 2018. They will join the ICC Board in June this year.

Justice Abhilasha Kumari sworn in as the first woman judge of the Manipur High Court. For the first time a woman senior advocate will be judged directly in the Supreme Court.

African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected as the new President of South Africa on February 15, 2018. He has replaced Jacob Zuma, who resigned from his post on February 14, 2018. Earlier Cyril Ramapho was working as the Vice President of the country.

The famous linguist of Magahi language Shesh Anand Madhukar has been honored with Sahitya Akademi language award on February 1, 2018. Anand Madhukar has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Language Award for the year 2016.

Senior Indian journalist Ritu Sarin has been selected for the year 2017 International Press Institute - India Award for Excellence in Journalism (IPI-India Award).

Kannada Litterateur Prof. Gyanpeeth Awarded Chandrasekhar Kambar was elected president of Sahitya Akademi.

Jammu and Kashmir's Social Welfare Minister Sajjad Gani Lon has launched a women helpline service WHS (181) here to provide 24-hour continuous support to the women affected by violence.

As a step towards women's empowerment, the North Western Railway has made the Gandhinagar station of Jaipur division a fully female station. This station has become the first station in the country where women employees have been deployed on every single post. Gandhinagar railway station is now the second and the first All-Woman railway station in the country.

The Telangana government has partnered with Nasscom to establish an excellent center for data sciences and artificial intelligence.

Famous thinker, author and journalist Muzaffar Hussein died on 13 February 2018 after a prolonged illness. He was 78 years old. He was awarded the Padmashree in 2002. Muzaffar Hussein was born on March 20, 1940 in Madhya Pradesh.

France's Jazz violinist Didier Lockwood died due to a heart attack on February 18, 2018 in Paris, France. Didier Lockwood was 62 years old. At the age of 17, he joined Magmah a famous French rock band.

Bollywood's famous actress Sridevi died on February 24, 2018 due to a heart attack in Dubai. Sridevi was 54 years old. Sridevi went to Dubai along with her husband Bonnie Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi Kapoor to attend a family wedding in Dubai. Sridevi, famously known as Bollywood's 'Chandni', made her debut with the film 'Solvan Sawan' in 1978.

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India is building the world's fastest growing domestic aviation market for the third consecutive year in 2017.

According to a report by New World Wealth, the capital city of India is the 12th richest city in the world. In this list of 15 cities, New York has secured first place.

According to the 'Military Balance 2018' report of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), India has surpassed the UK and moved to fifth place in terms of defense budget with a cost of $ 52.5 billion in 2017.

According to the latest report of international non-governmental organization Transparency International, India is ranked 81th in the Global Corruption Perception Index 2011. New Zealand is at the top spot in this list of 180 countries.

Country's legendary table tennis player, Achanta Sharat Kamal has won the men's singles title of senior national table tennis championship held in Ranchi. He beat Anthony Amalraj 6-11, 11-6, 15-13, 11-7 in the final match. This is the eighth national title of Sharat's table tennis career. The Suthirtha of West Bengal made women's title their own. Suthirtha won the title by defeating Manika Batra of PSPB 11-4, 11-13, 11-6, 5-11, 11-2, 9-11, 12-10 in the final.

India defeated Australia by 8 wickets on February 03, 2018 and won the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. With this victory, India has made history by winning the Under-19 World Cup for the fourth time. No team has won this World Cup four times. In this case, Australia comes after India, which has been the champion of three times.

On February 08, 2018, fast bowler Jhulan Goswami of Indian women's cricket team has become the first woman cricketer to score 200 wickets in international cricket. The 35-year-old Jhulan, playing his 166th match, Bowled South Africa opener Lara Woolwart for his 200th wicket. The first male bowler to score 200 ODIs was Kapil Dev of India.

Pune's long distance swimmer Rohan More became the first Asian and youngest player to cross the Cook Strait between New Zealand's North and South Island.

South African Kevin Anderson won the fourth title of his career on 18 February 2018, defeating America's Sam Quarry in the three sets of ATP Tour New York Open Tournament. Anderson defeated Sam Quarey 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in the final match.

The biggest Pyongchang Olympics in the Winter Olympic Games has ended. In this Games, Norway has won 14 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals, including 39 medals, in the first place.

Indian gymnast Aruna Budda Reddy Gymnastics has become the first Indian to win a personal medal in the World Cup. She won bronze medal in women's Vault competition.

Karnataka has Won the Vijay Hazare Trophy of the domestic one-day cricket. Karnataka defeated Saurashtra by 41 runs in the final match played at Firozshah Kotla of Delhi on Tuesday. Once again Mayank Agarwal of Karnataka showed his superb form and he played a 90-run innings. He was given the title of Man of the Match for this innings. Simultaneously Karnataka has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for the third time.